Indeed.
On 5/1/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) <alphasigmax(a)gmail.com> wrote:
maru dubshinki wrote:
On 5/1/06, Galen Williams
<banbanbananaman(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> *I have been blocked for using my first name, Ban, as a username. Your
> username policy says nothing that could indicate "Ban" as being an
> impersonation of someone, offensive, or otherwise worthy of any level
of
> blocking. Here is the error message:*
>
> *Your user name or IP address has been blocked from editing*.
> You were blocked by Anonymous
>
editor<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Anonymous_editor>for the
> following reason (see our blocking
> policy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy>):
"username"
>
> Your IP address is *64.233.172.4*.
>
> *If there is some obvious reason for blocking me that I cannot see,
then can
I use
"Ban Galen?"*
*Thank you for your time.*
*: Ban Galen :*
Heh. It is unfortunate that your chosen name is "ban", and we "ban"
vandals. Anyhoo, I've unblocked you, since you don't seem to be
foaming at the mouth.
Might want to cc: that to the OP...
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